Mozilla is helping to make web-based VR available to everyoneEngadget - Nicole LeeNonny de la Peña's Emblematic Group is behind the new easy-to-use platform. Even though virtual reality has been in the mainstream for several years now, it's still not very accessible. It often takes
Google Search Google Search redesign adds website names and logos to results pageEngadget - Christine FisherGoogle is bringing a new Search layout to mobile, and it's rolling out the changes beginning today. Now, when you search on your mobile device, you'll see a website name and logo at the top of each results
Tencent 'League of Legends' might be coming to smartphonesEngadget - Kris HoltRiot is said to be working with parent Tencent to bring the MOBA to your pocket. League of Legends might eventually take up residence on fans' iOS and Android homescreens. Developer Riot is said to be
Apple Apple is trying to make web ads truly privateEngadget - Jon FingasIt's proposing an ad standard that avoids tracking individual users. Apple's privacy push is extending to an area where you might not expect it: web ad tracking. The company's John Wilander has outlined
Play buttonOculus Quest 'Vader Immortal' is the Star Wars VR game I've been waiting forEngadget - Devindra HardawarStar Wars and virtual reality always seemed like the perfect mix. Long before the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive were released a few years ago, I was eager to slip on a VR headset, hop in a rusty smuggler ship
Amazon Amazon made social mini-games to make warehouse work less blandEngadget - Mariella MoonThe company has rolled out its gamification experiment to five warehouses thus far. Amazon has turned to video games to make warehouse work a bit less tedious while boosting worker productivity in the
The refreshed Audi A7 hits all the right luxury marksEngadget - Roberto BaldwinDriving fatigue can set in after just a few hours behind the wheel. Even when you're behind the wheel of some of the most luxurious vehicles in the world, you're going to want to pull over, stretch your
Qualcomm Federal judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust rulesEngadget - Christine FisherRoughly five months after the Federal Trade Commission and Qualcomm entered the courtroom over charges that Qualcomm engaged in anti-competitive behavior, a federal judge has sided with the FTC. In a shared
Play buttonMIT MIT's 'RoboRaise' helps you lift things by studying your musclesEngadget - Rachel EnglandIt's all well and good having a virtual assistant like Alexa or Siri in your lounge, but they make for a pretty useless robotic companion when it comes to shifting a sofa or getting a heavy box from a
DotA Valve is making its own version of 'Dota Auto Chess'Engadget - Rachel EnglandDota 2's hugely popular custom game mode Dota Auto Chess is set to get not one but two standalone spin-offs. Dota 2's publisher Valve made the announcement on its blog this week, noting that its developers
Product Reviews Master & Dynamic MW65 review: Almost the perfect headphonesEngadget - Billy SteeleThe company took a while to build its first noise-cancelling headphones, but the wait was mostly worth it. Master & Dynamic has been making some of the world's best-looking headphones since 2014. The uses
Huawei ARM reportedly tells employees to suspend all business with HuaweiEngadget - Mariella MoonUK-based chip designer ARM told its employees to stop all their dealings with Huawei, according to the BBC. It reportedly notified its personnel in a memo to suspend "all active contracts, support entitlements
Intel Corporation What to expect at Computex 2019Engadget - Daniel CooperWill this year herald the beginning of the end for the keyboard? Computex offers us a chance to check in on the health of the PC market in an era when it was expected to wither on the vine. At last year's
Play buttonOculus Quest 'Beat Saber' VR finally gets a full release on PCEngadget - Mariella MoonThe rhythm VR game is now also available for the Oculus Quest. When Beat Saber became available for the Oculus Quest on Day 1, it also left early access and entered stable release. For some of you, that
Sony Mobile Sony will keep making smartphones, whatever the costEngadget - Daniel CooperIt may make losses, but the smartphone is the future of entertainment. Sony's new CEO has confirmed that the company will keep faith in its mobile division, despite its numerous struggles. Kenichiro Yoshida
Play button 'Observation' is a gripping space puzzler with an AI heroEngadget - Nick SummersMany video games are set in space. Most cast you as a human super-soldier or plucky science-type trying to untangle a truly terrible situation. Not Observation. The latest game from No Code, the Scottish
Tesla Tesla brings back free Supercharging for some Model S and X ownersEngadget - Mariella MoonThe eligible Model S and X vehicles don't come with the new hardware upgrades. When Tesla got rid of free Supercharging as a referral reward, it said the perk was "adding too much cost to cars." Even the
UberEATS Uber Eats may soon offer an unlimited delivery subscriptionEngadget - Rachel EnglandTen bucks a month for as many deliveries as you can handle. Paying for delivery is so passé, and Uber Eats knows it. Like Postmates, DoorDash and the UK's Deliveroo, which all offer unlimited food delivery
Robotics Ford wants this creepy robot to bring its autonomous deliveries to your doorEngadget - Rachel EnglandAutonomous deliveries and self-driving vehicles may be the future, but there are still a few gaps that need to be addressed -- namely that it's not always possible for people to leave their homes to retrieve
Overwatch 'Overwatch' Anniversary event brings custom Workshop games to allEngadget - Richard LawlerThree years after its launch, Blizzard's team-based shooter Overwatch is still rolling along, and the latest Anniversary event has begun. A celebration of the game's history so far, it's rotating through
MacBook Pro The Morning After: Apple fixed the 'butterfly' MacBook Pro keyboardEngadget - Richard LawlerAnd everything Sony's ready to tell us about the PS5. If you've been waiting to upgrade to a new MacBook Pro, then today's news could be just what you need to hear. Otherwise, we've got a detailed breakdown
Play buttonFortnite Jordan's latest sneaker drop is in 'Fortnite'Engadget - Matt BrianGet your hands on a virtual pair of Air Jordan 1s. Fortnite has played host to a dazzling number of themed events, featuring collaborations with some of entertainment's biggest franchises including Avengers:
HomeKit Vizio's 2019 4K TVs arrive with promise of AirPlay 2 and HomeKit supportEngadget - Steve DentVizio thinks the P-Series Quantum X can compete with the best TVs on the market. Vizio has released its 2019 4K TV lineup to the market and announced that Apple's AirPlay 2 and HomeKit will be coming current
Technology Ultra-private Tor browser officially arrives on AndroidEngadget - Steve DentVPNs and incognito modes can help, but if you want to jump to a whole 'nother privacy level, there's the infamous Tor Browser. It has finally come out of beta and arrived on Android in a stable release,
Bosch Bosch's reworked automotive sensors can help control flying taxisEngadget - Christine FisherThe company sees its sensor box as a plug-and-play solution for autonomous flying vehicles. As companies from Boeing and Uber to Lilium work to develop flying taxis, Bosch wants to make the sensors they'll
Apple Apple sells refreshed version of LG's UltraFine 4K displayEngadget - Jon FingasJust because Apple has stopped selling the UltraFine 5K doesn't mean it has given up on LG's monitors altogether. In sync with the launch of the eight-core MacBook Pro, the company has quietly started
Technology Now there's a dedicated Steam Chat app for Android and iOSEngadget - Richard LawlerLast year Valve released Steam Chat for the desktop, and now its messaging service is fully mobile with a dedicated app for Android and iOS. Naturally, it cribs the desktop version's features, including:
Technology Google stored some business passwords as plain textEngadget - Jon FingasFacebook isn't the only big tech company found to be storing passwords in plain text. Google has warned G Suite users that an "error" in a password recovery implementation left some of their passwords
iOS HQ Trivia's fourth season starts at 9 PM ETEngadget - Richard LawlerIt's trying to pull players back in with cash bonuses that pay out before the game ends. About a year and a half after it first popped up on our mobile screens, HQ Trivia is launching "season four" tonight
